Don’t use VR

“I rarely use VR,” says Lou, “in part because it only helps with hand movement, NOT subject movement. It also slows down autofocus a fraction, and with fast-moving wildlife – a flock of spoonbills flying straight at you, for example – this can mean the difference between nailing a sharp shot and getting nothing. I prefer to use my ISO setting to enable faster shutter speeds.” (See Technique Assessment.)